Uncle Ben's Topping Technique to Get 2 or 4 Main Colas

[glassblower209]

I agree with you but most srtains have their general flowering time. It can obviously rang depending on care but if so it will only fluxuate maby a week

 

[GrowerInTraining]

I agree with you but most srtains have their general flowering time. It can obviously rang depending on care but if so it will only fluxuate maby a week

I have 2 true nodes on my plants but am waiting for them to grow taller still as they only have 4 nodes total and are about to get 5.

I have a question though. We are doing outdoors and because of time constraints will be forcing it to flower around week 9. It is currently about to be week 3(Tuesday) and I still haven't topped them yet.

My question is: will these have enough time to grow into large main colas with only 6 more weeks of Veg or should I try another method since I only have 6 weeks left.

 

[Uncle Ben]

Can your plant get rot from fimming outdoors where humidity averages about 85% and rains daily?

Aloha, not if it's healthy.

I have 2 true nodes on my plants but am waiting for them to grow taller still as they only have 4 nodes total and are about to get 5.

I have a question though. We are doing outdoors and because of time constraints will be forcing it to flower around week 9. It is currently about to be week 3(Tuesday) and I still haven't topped them yet.

My question is: will these have enough time to grow into large main colas with only 6 more weeks of Veg or should I try another method since I only have 6 weeks left.

You must be in Australia. For me 6 weeks would be more than enough time after topping. I assume you mean producing some good leaf mass?

 

[BigBug]

When is the best time to top a plant how far along?? also im having trubble seeing where to top at unless mabey my plants are just not ready or to far along...

 

[Waiakeauka]

Aloha, not if it's healthy.

Aloha UB and mahalo for the answer. I will try to fim a few from my outdoor grow this season.

 

[Uncle Ben]

Aloha UB and mahalo for the answer. I will try to fim a few from my outdoor grow this season.

FIM, topping, it's all the same to me. Curious, what are you growing and where? I know the islands pretty well.

Alright fellers, NO MORE PM's asking me "where do I top?" If you don't get a reply from me, you know why. Got it?

I got 4 main colas on a plant grown outdoors a few years ago. It was subjected to alot of rain, trunk split in half by storm, and received ONLY high N food the entire time, a 18-5-8 with micros.

Newly topped, autoflowering SATIVA seedling:

Overhead of seedling:

Just upcanned, overhead shot:

2 of 4 colas falling over under their own weight. Notice the width at the base of the colas:

4 main colas drying (secondary stuff hung in a closet to dry):

 

[Uncle Ben]

Rootball, no spin-out because of Griffin's treated pot, Duck tape used to hold colas together after being split by a storm. HUGE crack dead center down the trunk. Could not believe this plant made it, thought it would surely succomb to rot as water collected in the core of the trunk.

Secondary branches aside from main colas:

 

[IAm5toned]

now thats remarkable.... what strain?

 

[Uncle Ben]

now thats remarkable.... what strain?

That was a cross I did between a Positronics Haze and Sensi Skunk. The phenotype was pure sativa, reason for the airy look, and the Dronkers obviously thru in a little rudy in their Skunk because it autoflowered on the 5th node during the longest days of the year. That was a big plant, about 5' tall if raised up by hand. I shudder to think what it would have done if it had gone to say.....12 nodes before flowering! I'm glad it didn't because as it were it got pretty unmanageable.

 

[DaveCoulier]

That was a cross I did between a Positronics Haze and Sensi Skunk. The phenotype was pure sativa, reason for the airy look, and the Dronkers obviously thru in a little rudy in their Skunk because it autoflowered on the 5th node during the longest days of the year. That was a big plant, about 5' tall if raised up by hand. I shudder to think what it would have done if it had gone to say.....12 nodes before flowering! I'm glad it didn't because as it were it got pretty unmanageable.

Ive got some O.Haze X Skunk #1 from Sam the Skunkman going atm. I sure wish I could get some colas that big on my ladies. Too bad I can only grow them indoors. How many weeks did that plant take to flower?

 

[Uncle Ben]

Ive got some O.Haze X Skunk #1 from Sam the Skunkman going atm. I sure wish I could get some colas that big on my ladies. Too bad I can only grow them indoors. How many weeks did that plant take to flower?

Great, good luck with that! I'd love to see them.

It started flowering in May and I harvested Sept. 1.

 

[wadd]

uncle ben do you always grow in soil and indoorss or outdoors whats your feeling on aeroponic it looks like a lot of fiddling with solutions nutrients and ph worries which do you think is easier

 

[GrowerInTraining]

UB,

Thanks for all your info.

Nope not in AussieLand. Southern US, but due to my lease on my house at school, we will be moving out July 31. We started germinating March 15 and they all sprouted, and are all doing fine.

I was simply wondering if the plant would have enough time to fully recover, and catch up growth wise. What I'm wondering is, if I attempt to get 4 colas, with only 6 weeks of Veg left, is it even worth it? Or will the plant be small and bushy in 6 weeks?

Thanks in advance

 

[GrowerInTraining]

UB,

Thanks for all your info.

Nope not in AussieLand. Southern US, but due to my lease on my house at school, we will be moving out July 31. We started germinating March 15 and they all sprouted, and are all doing fine.

I was simply wondering if the plant would have enough time to fully recover, and catch up growth wise. What I'm wondering is, if I attempt to get 4 colas, with only 6 weeks of Veg left, is it even worth it? Or will the plant be small and bushy in 6 weeks?

Thanks in advance

Also, off topic I know, but what would be the best way to force them to flower outside even though the days will still be long.

We we're thinking of just using a large black trashbag with ventilation holes to cover it up a few hours a day. Would that work?

 

[DaveCoulier]

Great, good luck with that! I'd love to see them.

It started flowering in May and I harvested Sept. 1.

4 months flowering doesn't sound too bad. Hopefully they dont grow out of control on me. Thankfully Ive got a much larger tent to work with(32 sq. ft).

I noticed on most of them the first set of leaves are 3 bladed instead of the single bladed ones. Ive never had this happen before, but Ive only grown 15 plants to harvest. Do you know if this is something common to O. Haze?

 

[reggie stirred]

Hey Unc, I just transplanted some 4 cola'd girls ( thanks for the tip) from 2 to 5 gal containers last night. How long do you recommend I wait before flipping to 12/12. I'm shooting for 7 days. You think that will be long enough for roots to stretch through the new soil?

 

[Uncle Ben]

4 months flowering doesn't sound too bad. Hopefully they dont grow out of control on me. Thankfully Ive got a much larger tent to work with(32 sq. ft).

I noticed on most of them the first set of leaves are 3 bladed instead of the single bladed ones. Ive never had this happen before, but Ive only grown 15 plants to harvest. Do you know if this is something common to O. Haze?

I would think 7 leaves per leafset is about right. Good luck with that tent and expecting O. Haze to work.

Also, off topic I know, but what would be the best way to force them to flower outside even though the days will still be long.

We we're thinking of just using a large black trashbag with ventilation holes to cover it up a few hours a day. Would that work?

Bag a branch for 10 days.

Hey Unc, I just transplanted some 4 cola'd girls ( thanks for the tip) from 2 to 5 gal containers last night. How long do you recommend I wait before flipping to 12/12. I'm shooting for 7 days. You think that will be long enough for roots to stretch through the new soil?

Beats the hell outta me. This is your call based on the plant's vigor.

 

[GrowerInTraining]

I would think 7 leaves per leafset is about right. Good luck with that tent and expecting O. Haze to work.



Bag a branch for 10 days.



Beats the hell outta me. This is your call based on the plant's vigor.

Should it not be kept on a 12/12 cycle with the help of a bag? Or will it just start to flower after 10 days of a forced 12/12?

Or do you mean bag it for a whole 10 days?

Sorry for being a pest. First grow and everything has been a breeze so far with everyone's help on this board in all these threads. Just don't want to mess it up. My babies are looking beautiful.

 

[riddleme]

Should it not be kept on a 12/12 cycle with the help of a bag? Or will it just start to flower after 10 days of a forced 12/12?

Or do you mean bag it for a whole 10 days?

Sorry for being a pest. First grow and everything has been a breeze so far with everyone's help on this board in all these threads. Just don't want to mess it up. My babies are looking beautiful.

He is telling you to bag a branch and see what happens for yourself (best way to learn)

Black draws heat from the sun so will pretty much bake that branch but try it and report back

 

[GrowerInTraining]

He is telling you to bag a branch and see what happens for yourself (best way to learn)

Black draws heat from the sun so will pretty much bake that branch but try it and report back

Ah. Gotcha. From what I can catch onto, I'd rather not cook a branch in the sun. Is there a preferred material to use to black out for forced flowering?